SOCI-225 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Actus Reus, Regulatory Offence, Mens Rea
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A crime consists of a prohibition against certain conduct and penal sanctions such as imprisonment, fines, probation or community service, to name a few. Canadian constitution, the parliament of canada has the exclusive authority to enact criminal law and procedures relating to criminal matters. That is, there are differences between true crimes that fall under the criminal code of canada and regulatory offences, which are enacted at the discretion of each of the provinces. Regulatory offences are also known as quasi-criminal (quasi is translated to mean halfway and is concerned with the orderly regulation of activity). Therefore, crimes such as assault, break and enter, and theft are crimes within the criminal code and enacted by the federal government. Laws regulating behaviour around, for example, driving, hunting, or fishing are quasi-criminal and are enacted by each province separately. This module is concerned with discussing true crimes, which contravene the criminal code of.